The benefits of coconut oil are great and contain hair care, skin care, weight loss, improved immune system, increased bone strength, and many more. If you are intense to know more, check out the top 24 uses of coconut oil. Some of them might wonder you.
What is coconut oil?
Coconut oil is an eatable oil. It’s extracted from the kernel of ripe coconuts and there is an endless list of things you can do with it.
1. The basic use for coconut oil is using it as a substitute to butter and other oils. It’s great in stir frying, baking and even drizzled on a salad. Though high in saturated fat, these are good fats, which help improvement in your metabolic rate, which in turn helps you lose weight.
2. It is not just great for cooking, you can also spread in on your toast instead of butter or stir a teaspoon of it in your coffee.
3. Take a teaspoon before meal to control your hunger so you don’t overeat. It will also stop you craving sugar by stabilizing your blood sugar levels.
4. A small teaspoon of coconut oil before meals helps keep acid reflux and heartburn by neutralizing your stomach acid.
5. 1-2 teaspoons of oil around your mouth for a few minutes. Don’t swallow it, spit it out and then clean with water. Not only does it make your teeth whiter and less sensitive, it also kills the harmful bacteria in your mouth.
6. After cooking, moisturizer is the second most common use for coconut oil. Some might not like it’s mostly slippery texture, it definitely moisturizes skin effectively and lasts for hours.
7. Mix the coconut oil with a little bit of baking soda for a best face scrub.
8. Coconut oil is a natural way to remove your make-up and moisturize at the same time.
9. Coconut oil softly fights the bacteria that causes spots. It works well on any skin type, but is possibly best on dry skin.
10. Coconut oil relaxes tired and painful muscles and the smell is great relaxing too.
11. Slightly rub the oil into injured skin to speed up the healing process.
12. If you accidentally burn your skin in the sun, coconut oil will help calm the pain and speed up the healing. But be careful – you have to wait until your skin has cooled before applying or the heat will increase.
13. A great natural alternative to shaving foam, the coconut oil keeps your razor sliding smoothly while moisturizing your skin at the same time.
14. Perfect for pregnant females. Soften your skin and help prevent stretch marks by moisturizing your tummy and thighs daily with coconut oil. It is also good at improving and minimizing the appearance of existing stretch marks.
15. Coconut oil helps improve the appearance of marks.
16. Coconut oil is also great for babies. It’s all natural and doesn’t contain any chemicals, which makes it best for babies’ bottoms. The thick oil will act as a wall avoiding additional irritation, while the coconut will nourish and treat the irritated skin. Be sure to drop a tiny bit on first to check for irritation before applying more.
17. Smoothly rub into the skin to help comfort the pain, flakiness and dryness.
18. A natural alternative to calamine lotion, the oil helps ease the irritating and boost healing. It also works well on mosquito bites and other insect bites.
19. The oil will comfort the burning, redness and rough which is generally related with cradle lid. Massage gently into baby’s head (ideally before a bath), leave for 20 minutes and wash.
20. If you want a natural aternative for getting rid of head lice without chemicals all over your little ones head, then coconut oil is the perfect alternative. Massage the coconut oil into the hair and leave for 20 minutes, then wash with warm water. If the lice continue, repeat the next day.
21. Massage coconut oil into the scalp, leave for 20 minutes, and wash with warm water then shampoo. The oil should help ease both the irritating and flaking.
22. Massage into the hair, leave for 10 minutes and then wash. Coconut oil conditions, strengthens and repairs damaged hair.
23. Coconut oil hydrates and protects lips too. It also offers some protection from the sun.
24. Swallow a small teaspoon of oil and let it slowly run down your throat. The oil will protect the throat, while the coconut fights infection.
